The average Major League Baseball team is worth $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.

The valuation represents a 48 percent increase from last year.

The reason for the growth is the national television deal, which the magazine notes will deliver an average of $52 million per team per year through the 2021 season.

The New York Yankees are worth $3.2 billion, tops on the list and just the second United States sports franchise to eclipse the $3 billion mark. The Dallas Cowboys were estimated to be worth $3.2 billion by Forbes last August.

Torii Hunter Jr. grew up playing baseball. That should come as no surprise since his father is Twins outfielder Torii Hunter, but Hunter Jr., now a sophomore wide receiver at Notre Dame, had not played the sport competitively since his junior year of high school.

Injuries had forced him to focus only on football, and his scholarship was for football. His love for baseball, however, never went away, and on Friday, Hunter Jr. announced that he would join Notre Dame's baseball team for the 2015 season.

MLB.com has released their annual list of the top 100 prospects in Major League Baseball with Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins topping the list.

Buxton, who was a no-brainer last season, struggled with injuries in 2014.

"There have not been any changes in Byron's skill set since the end of 2013," Twins general manager Terry Ryan said. "Unfortunately, he had an injury-riddled season in 2014 that hindered his ability to showcase his talent. He will bounce back; his ability, makeup, work ethic and desire … will ultimately allow him to become a Major Leaguer in the near future and for years to come."